Newtown Road was closed between Valley Avenue and Wooster Pike while crews cleaned up the scene.

Seven utility poles fell around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Police said 16 vehicles were damaged. They could not be moved until the wires were removed.

“It felt like it was coming down on my head and as soon as it was done falling I thought another one could hit me. I felt like another one could come down at any second,” driver Kristin Henderson said.

Witnesses said traffic was stopped while drivers helped move a disabled vehicle from the road. They said a gust of wind caused the utility poles to fall.

No one was injured but drivers had to stay in their vehicles until firefighters arrived and helped them get out. The lines were not electrical.